1100 Days in Illinois
Life Update after being in Illinois for 3 years.
Slow Processing
Hazel eyes stare into a virtual worldSocial guidelines restrict movementWeather brings darkness, even at middayThis is not a temporary fantasyNo willpower can resolveHope for a certain future waversDeeper still into the depthsMental acuity replaced with foggy uncertaintyThe pounding rain intensifiesMatching the turmoilModern conveniences offer no respiteHuman contact awaits
Dating via Artificial intelligence
Can we at least locate a future date online?
Following Directions
Nocturnal by natureCreated for comfortMy master controls me An array of colorsOnly the bestNothing like my boring cousins Awake or asleepThey have no in-betweenFollowing the old ways I am the futureEvolved from demandUseful Working together as oneA simpler world is bornNo rest for the weary
I’m not the only one who can write!
My dad recently wrote a book about personal finance. Check it out and share with friends. I’ll be playing it smart and getting the digital version. 😉
Back to Basics
The storm arrivesWalls shakingBlinding lightningThunder overpowers Connections brokenMachines lifelessPouring rain and increasing darknessChildhood memories abound I duck down on the largest crashForgetting the roof still standsMy system still in shockStumbling towards the lanterns All the cords and all the cablesYet, not the one I needThe radio dies of old ageCut off from the world All […]
Hidden Hills
This land is flatLike the place I was bornHome of the orangesNot too much corn These hills, they surprise meRising up from the earthIllinois mountainsIn the time of rebirth Fellow travelers don’t mindWe go up and go downThen the path takes a turnI look all around At once, I’m rewardedJust ahead, I can seeThe skyline […]
Peoria Post Pandemic
A glimpse of a possible near future. 🙂
Consolidation and Acceptance
I awoke this morning with a level of calm that I don’t often experience. After a busy two weeks of moving, working, and hosting my family for a few days, my brain was on overdrive. In addition, today was the day I cleaned the old unit and took the last items out of the apartment. There was no […]
Sixteen
16 months and 16 days 16 books read 16 blog posts 16 job applications 16 new co-workers 16 virtual meetings 16 hours in a summer day 16 new ways to work 16 new reasons to help those in need 16 more places on my travel list 16 new laws 16 moving boxes 16 memories to […]
The Deep Thinker 